O my dear friend, Kṛṣṇa, good fortune will befall You – Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī will be pleased with You – when You perform this supremely virtuous act [which I will now convey]. This I declare to You with utter conviction.

Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura is extremely dear to the son of Mother Śacī, Śrī Gaurasundara, and his service to Śrī Krsna is unequalled. He is that most exalted guru, the most excellent and magnanimous personality in the universe, who distributes kṛṣṇa-bhakti in all places [throughout the world].

His intense desire is that the name of Śrī Gaurāṅga be spread throughout Western countries, that in all the cities, towns, and villages on Earth, extending to all the seas, rivers, and streams, everyone chant śrī kṛṣṇa-nāma.

Transcendental bliss will then arise, and all directions will be conquered by the profuse mercy of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. All those who are wicked, having been influenced by māyā and distressed within this world, will become happy. The Vaiṣṇavas’ desires will thus be fulfilled.

[O Krsna!] Although I have been ordered to accomplish this mission, I possess no qualification to do it, being very fallen and incapable. Since You are the wisest of all, I now beg for Your mercy so that I may become worthy.

[O Krsna!] You are my eternal companion. Having forgotten You, I have suffered the kick of māyā, lifetime after lifetime. Now I have the opportunity to serve You once more. If I can revive a connection with You, then I will be able to actually meet with You.

In Your company, dear friend, I will experience that same joy once again. I will wander all day long, tending the cows. I will run throughout the many forests and roll on the ground. Oh, when will that day be mine?

Today that remembrance of You came to me spontaneously. Feeling great hope, I called out to You. Only because I am Your eternal servant do I have so much longing. I have no refuge other than You.

Prepared by the Rays of The Harmonist team

Rays of The Harmonist On-line, Year 8, Issue 8, "Kṛṣṇa Tava Puṇya Habe Bhāi! O my dear friend, Kṛṣṇa, good fortune will befall You" by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License to ensure that it is always freely available. You may redistribute this article if you include this license and attribute it to Rays of The Harmonist. Please ask for permission before using the Rays of The Harmonist banner-logo.

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